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Equipment
Calculator (preferably one with a number base conversion feature)
Procedure
1. Complete the following decimal-to-binary number conversions. An example problem is
shown below. If available, use the base conversion feature of your calculator to check
your answers.
Example:
19 (10) = __?__ (2)
Solution:
Answer:
19 (10)
= 10011 (2)
a) 17 (10)
= 10001
b) 34 (10)
= 100010
(2)
c) 58 (10)
= 111010
(2)
d) 92 (10)
= 1011100
(2)
e) 119 (10)
= 1110111
(2)
f) 178 (10)
= 10110010
g) 297 (10)
= 100101001
(2)
h) 413 (10)
= 110011101
(2)
(2)
(2)
(10)
Solution:
Answer:
101001 (2)
= 41 (10)
a) 1100 (2)
= 12
(10)
b) 11010
= 26
(10)
c) 111001 (2)
= 57
(10)
d) 1010011 (2)
= 83
(10)
e) 10000101 (2)
= 133
(10)
f) 10011001 (2)
= 153
(10)
g) 100100001 (2)
= 289
(10))
h) 111101010 (2)
= 490
(10)
(2)
Binary Number
MSB
LSB
0=
1=
2=
3=
4=
5=
6=
7=
Conclusion
1. The decimal number system has served humans well since the beginning of mankind.
Ug the caveman didnt call it the decimal number system, but he undoubtedly used his
fingers to count objects in his world. If the decimal system is so good, why do
computer and other digital electronic devices use the binary number system?
Transistors only have 2 states requiring base 2 mathematics.
2. Now that we are using a number system other than the decimal, it is important to
properly subscript our numbers (i.e., 3510, 23410, 100102, etc.). Why is this so
important? Provide at least three examples where neglecting to subscript numbers
could lead to confusion.
Students should recognize the same number can be represented by different
values depending on the subscript.
Example
4. How were you able to determine this? It has a 1 in the MSB placeholder
5. Perform the binary-to-decimal conversions and check your answer. Were you correct?
6. Examine the table that you completed in the procedure portion of the activity. What do
you notice about the LSB (least-significant-bit)? What do you notice about the middle
bit? What do you notice about the MSB (most-significant-bit)? Do you observe a
pattern here?
Student should see the alternating pattern (0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1) (00,11,00,11)
(0000,1111) (00000000)
0 =
1 =
2 =
3 =
4 =
5 =
6 =
7 =
8 =
9 =
10 =
11 =
12 =
13 =
14 =
15 =
Binary Number
MSB
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
LSB
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
Space Alien
2. For some reason, most cartoon characters have traditionally been drawn with four
fingers on each hand. What number system do you think these cartoon characters
would use? Cartoon = Base 8
Cartoon Characters
2014 Project Lead The Way, Inc.
Digital Electronics ANSWER KEY 1.2.3 Binary Numbers & Conversion Page 7
Binary
Space Alien
Cartoon Character
35
1000112
438
556
2210
10110
268
346